Say It Ain’t So

[Verse 1]

Take time to listen to the words in my head
Some will listen but the others say I’m better off dead
If you know me (know me)
Then you probably know
I’m always on my own
Don’t know which way to go
(Say it ain’t so)

[Pre-Chorus]

I try to speak but the silence screams
Caught between nightmares and broken dreams
Every step feels like a war
And I don’t know what I’m fighting for

[Chorus]

So I scream into the silence, hoping someone hears
Drowning in the echoes of my darkest fears
I’m not okay, but I pretend I am
Wearing every scar like a badge again
If I fade away, would you even know?
Or would I be just another ghost?

[Verse 2]

I paint a smile just to hide the cracks
But the mirror shows the truth I lack
If you see me (see me)
Don’t look away
I’ve been fading
More and more each day
(Say it ain’t so)

[Pre-Chorus]

I reach for light but it slips through
Like everything I thought was true
I’m tired of running from the pain
But standing still just feels the same

[Chorus]

So I scream into the silence, hoping someone hears
Drowning in the echoes of my darkest fears
I’m not okay, but I pretend I am
Wearing every scar like a badge again
If I fade away, would you even know?
Or would I be just another ghost?

[Bridge]

Tell me I’m not lost forever
Tell me storms don’t last
Give me something I can hold
When the future feels like the past
(Say it ain’t so…)

[Final Chorus]

So I scream into the silence, hoping someone hears
Drowning in the echoes of my darkest fears
I’m not okay, but I pretend I am
Wearing every scar like a badge again
If I fade away, would you even know?
Or would I be just another ghost?

Post-Metal Ballad, male vocals, ambient reverb, dark